Account Register Payee/Memo Issues

#2 12-02-2005, 01:37 AM

In microsoft.public.money, iowapilot wrote:

- quote -

> My bank lists my transactions as either a withdrawal, deposit or
> transfer. Then there is a subcategory that lists the details of that
> transaction, if any. The problem I am having is that MSM downloads the
> data from my bank, and when I open the account register all I see is a
> page full of withdrawals and deposits. If I go to the advanced register
> I can see the detailed info MSM has downloaded and put into the memo
> field, but the issue that I am having is that MSM will not categorize
> using the memo field, nor can I find a way for MSM to automatically
> fill in the transaction field from the memo data. The result is I have
> to go through EVERY transaction and edit it out to view the transaction
> type and/or have a categorized spending outlook.
> This is incredibly annoying, to the point that it just doesn't seem
> worth it. I have been through every option I could find to maybe get
> MSM to automatically fill in the data using familiar names I have given
> it. It still does not work. I hope my explanation isn't too confusing,
> I'm sure there is someone else out there who has a bank that does the
> same thing (maybe all do?).

If there is some consistency and if you shop at the same places a
lot, you might be able to edit a bunch at once using the advanced
find and replace. It may not save time, but perhaps you will find it
useful enough.

Make an extra copy or backup of your file, in case you don't like
the results.

#1 12-02-2005, 01:28 AM

Thanks Chris.

I called my bank to ask why it was doing this, and they directed me to
MSM support. After researching it more from both ends, I think it is
the way my bank displays the information that makes it such a pain to
categorize detailed information.

12-02-2005, 12:15 AM

"iowapilot" <iowapilot[at]gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1133484594.148024.269390[at]o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
- quote -

> My bank lists my transactions as either a withdrawal, deposit or
> transfer. Then there is a subcategory that lists the details of that
> transaction, if any. The problem I am having is that MSM downloads the
> data from my bank, and when I open the account register all I see is a
> page full of withdrawals and deposits. If I go to the advanced register
> I can see the detailed info MSM has downloaded and put into the memo
> field, but the issue that I am having is that MSM will not categorize
> using the memo field, nor can I find a way for MSM to automatically
> fill in the transaction field from the memo data. The result is I have
> to go through EVERY transaction and edit it out to view the transaction
> type and/or have a categorized spending outlook.
> This is incredibly annoying, to the point that it just doesn't seem
> worth it. I have been through every option I could find to maybe get
> MSM to automatically fill in the data using familiar names I have given
> it. It still does not work. I hope my explanation isn't too confusing,
> I'm sure there is someone else out there who has a bank that does the
> same thing (maybe all do?).

Money has never used the memo field to categorize anything when it downloads
transactions, to my knowledge. It does use a few key words in the payee
description to attempt categorization. More effectively, it can remember the
category you last associated a payee with. After you've categorized a few
downloads, subsequent downloads should be fairly complete.
--
Chris Cowles
Gainesville, FL

#-1 12-01-2005, 11:49 PM

My bank lists my transactions as either a withdrawal, deposit or
transfer. Then there is a subcategory that lists the details of that
transaction, if any. The problem I am having is that MSM downloads the
data from my bank, and when I open the account register all I see is a
page full of withdrawals and deposits. If I go to the advanced register
I can see the detailed info MSM has downloaded and put into the memo
field, but the issue that I am having is that MSM will not categorize
using the memo field, nor can I find a way for MSM to automatically
fill in the transaction field from the memo data. The result is I have
to go through EVERY transaction and edit it out to view the transaction
type and/or have a categorized spending outlook.

This is incredibly annoying, to the point that it just doesn't seem
worth it. I have been through every option I could find to maybe get
MSM to automatically fill in the data using familiar names I have given
it. It still does not work. I hope my explanation isn't too confusing,
I'm sure there is someone else out there who has a bank that does the
same thing (maybe all do?).

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